The partnership between Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam was announced last year, however they’ve just connected the dots, expanding on Rolls-Royce 2019 partnership with Widerøe. Their combined goal is to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, and a plan to enter revenue service in 2026. The idea of electric aircraft becoming commonplace has been bandied around for quite a few years now, but this could be the first partnership to actually materialise in just 5-years time.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thedesignair.net/2021/03/11/will-regional-carrier-wideroe-be-the-first-airline-to-provide-an-electric-powered-commercial-aircraft-in-2026/